These are the anime that actually delivered in 2012. Every score here comes from fans rating each episode as it aired, so a strong premiere can't carry a weak finale. The ranking updates weekly. Filter by Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter, or see what's airing this week.
All Seasons 2012
WHAT'S WORTH WATCHING
Ranked by fans who actually watched every episode.
Fate/Zero Season 2
Wolf Children
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings
Psycho-Pass
Gintama: Enchousen
Daily Lives of High School Boys
From the New World
Kamisama Kiss
Bakuman. Season 3
Glitter Force
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
Girls und Panzer
Kids on the Slope
Detective Conan Movie 16: The Eleventh Striker
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Kokoro Connect
Hyouka: What Should Be Had
Tari Tari
Inazuma Eleven Go: Chrono Stones
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
Hyouka
Kuroko's Basketball
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199
To LOVE-Ru Darkness OVA
My Little Monster
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4
Natsuyuki Rendezvous
Space Brothers
Nisemonogatari
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal
Waiting in the Summer
One Piece Film: Z
Jormungand Season 2: Perfect Order
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A's
Accel World
Blast of Tempest
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
Humanity Has Declined
Joshiraku
Tsuritama
Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb
You and Me 2
Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Dawn of the Shinsengumi
Kingdom
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
Little Busters!
Steins;Gate: Egoistic Poriomania
Initial D Fifth Stage
AKB0048
Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne Season 2
Black Rock Shooter
Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!
The Ambition of Oda Nobuna
Saki Episode of Side A
Sword Art Online
Another
Nekomonogatari Black
Nyaruko: Crawling With Love!
Wolf Children
Fate/Zero Season 2
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings
Psycho-Pass
Gintama: Enchousen
Daily Lives of High School Boys
From the New World
Kamisama Kiss
Bakuman. Season 3
Glitter Force
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
Girls und Panzer
Kids on the Slope
Detective Conan Movie 16: The Eleventh Striker
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Kokoro Connect
Hyouka: What Should Be Had
Tari Tari
Inazuma Eleven Go: Chrono Stones
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
Hyouka
Kuroko's Basketball
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199
To LOVE-Ru Darkness OVA
My Little Monster
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4
Natsuyuki Rendezvous
Space Brothers
Nisemonogatari
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal
Waiting in the Summer
One Piece Film: Z
Jormungand Season 2: Perfect Order
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A's
Accel World
Blast of Tempest
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
Humanity Has Declined
Joshiraku
Tsuritama
Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb
You and Me 2
Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Dawn of the Shinsengumi
Kingdom
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
Little Busters!
Steins;Gate: Egoistic Poriomania
Initial D Fifth Stage
AKB0048
Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne Season 2
Black Rock Shooter
Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!
The Ambition of Oda Nobuna
Saki Episode of Side A
Sword Art Online
Another
Nekomonogatari Black
Nyaruko: Crawling With Love!
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best anime of 2012 so far?
- The current number one sits at the top of this list, ranked by fans who scored every episode as it aired. The order updates weekly while the season airs.
- How are these rankings decided?
- Fans rate individual episodes, not whole shows. No critic scores, no studio hype. If a show falls apart in its second half, the ranking shows it.
